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This Victorian home is updated, opened out to the yard, and opened up inside to create family friendly space for cooking, entertaining, and a contemporary lifestyle.

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Victorian Kitchen & Bath Remodel

Rowley, MA

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If you’ve ever lived in a Victorian home, you know that they were never originally designed for fun in the kitchen or outdoor living. Built in the era of plentiful and cheap kitchen help and before the era of shorts and sneakers in the back yard, these homes have a formal charm but leave something to be desired by the modern family.

In this project, Bob helps a couple take their Queen Anne Victorian on the bucolic marshes of Rowley, Massachusetts, into the new millennium with a minimum of fuss. The walls come down as the formal dining room and kitchen become one, and new French doors open onto a beautiful cedar deck that expands the home’s living space enormously, allowing the homeowners to enjoy the back yard they’ve worked so hard to landscape. The powder room is reconfigured to make room for a useful mud room space, and beautiful semi-custom cabinets and appliances make the kitchen/dining room a welcoming, light-filled space for entertaining.

Through all these adaptations to modern lifestyle, the history of the house is respected. Architectural details like stained glass sash, metal roof, and trim are either preserved or reproduced to maintain the classic character of the home.

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	Preview of Victorian Kitchen Remodel (BV0115) Dates Aired: December 19-25, 2005 \| June 19-25 Bob’s new project kicks off in Rowley, Massachusetts, named for a minister from Rowley, England, who brought 20 families to worship in the New World in 1694. This Queen Anne ... View show summary
	Foundation Work, Roof, and French Doors (BV0116) Dates Aired: December 26, 2005-January 1, 2006 \| June 26-July 2 Bob and contractor Tim Berky look at the new foundation for the mudroom and kitchen addition to the Rowley Victorian. The sill of the former entry was rotted, so Berky ... View show summary
	Exterior Trim and Spray-Foam Insulation (BV0117) Dates Aired: January 2-8, 2006 \| July 3-9 The small addition to the Rowley Victorian is clad on the outside with red cedar clapboards hand nailed to match the rest of the house. Tim Berky shows Bob how ... View show summary
	Radiant Heat, Oak Flooring, and Deck Piers (BV0118) Dates Aired: January 9-15, 2006 \| July 10-16 Bob is in Rowley for the installation of the WarmZone radiant floor heating system and the foundation work for the extensive new deck system. He recaps the work to date ... View show summary
	Deck Framing and Artisanal Tiles (BV0119) Dates Aired: January 16-22, 2006 \| July 17-23 Bob is in Rowley with Rick Kleiner of the Southern Forest Products Association to talk about current methods for pressure-treating lumber for insect and moisture protection. Since chromated copper arsenate ... View show summary
	Cedar Decking & Copper Roof (BV0120) Dates Aired: January 23-29, 2006 \| July 24-30 In Rowley, the deck structure is complete and the clear grain, Grade A western red cedar decking is ready to install. Paul Mackie of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association ... View show summary
	Cherry Cabinets, Cultured Stone, and Cedar Deck Rails (BV0121) Dates Aired: January 30-February 5, 2006 \| July 31-August 6 Contractor Tim Berky installs Merillat cherry cabinets in the new kitchen of the Rowley Victorian. Bob remarks on Merillat’s compression system, which prevent slamming drawers and pinched fingers. These cabinets ... View show summary
	Quartz Countertops, Stainless Sink and Appliances (BV0122) Dates Aired: February 6-12, 2006 \| August 7-13 Bob is in Rowley with Pablo Contreras of e-counters.com, a full-service Internet counter company that matches customers with their desired counters and local fabricators. Bob watches as the Silestone quartz ... View show summary
	Custom Trim Work, Landscaping, and Bathroom Fixtures (BV0123) Dates Aired: February 13-19, 2006 \| August 14-20 At the Rowley Victorian Tim Berky is installing custom milled trim in the kitchen and dining room while Ruth Foster and Kelly’s Landscaping create screening and garden rooms out back. ... View show summary
	Exterior Painting, Bulb Planting, and Lawn Care (BV0124) Dates Aired: February 20-26, 2006 \| August 21-27 Bob and Ronald Boyajian of California Paints discuss the best way to paint this 100 year-old wooden, clapboard structure. Boyajian uses a moisture meter to check the wood for moisture ... View show summary
	Fire Escape, Lighting, Doors and Hardware (BV0125) Dates Aired: February 27-March 5, 2006 \| August 28-September 3 Bob joins Steve Forman of Redi-Exit and contractor Tim Berky for the installation of the aluminum fire escape. Forman points to the high death rate from fires in the United ... View show summary
	Rowley Victorian Invites Company (BV0126) Dates Aired: March 6-12, 2006 \| September 4-10 After four months of construction, Bob walks through the completed project with homeowners Jeanne Sanviti-Masher and David Masher, and contractor Tim Berky. Finishes complete the remodeled bath, new bedroom, open-plan ... View show summary